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'l .1. B. 'KNITTEL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN B. KNITTEL, OF ST. LOUIS,l MISSOURI.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part ef Lei-.tere Patent No. 690,111, dated Deeember 31, 1901- Application-filed May 2, 1901. Serial No. 58,518. (No model.)

T0 ZZ whom, t may concern: A

Beit known that I, JOHN B. KNITTEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Musical Instruments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in musical Wind instruments; and itconsists in the novel construction of instrument more fully set forth in the specification and point.

ed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the instrument with mouthpiece attached. Fig. 2 is a middle longitudinal section of the mouthpiece, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The object of my invention is to combine a series of wind instruments so that the same may be operated simultaneously from a common mouthpiece conveying air-pressure to ythem all, my particular object being to provide a double whistle or similar musical trap with a detachable mouthpiece which when blown into will produce an imitation of the steamboat-whistle -and like sounds, or when the mouthpiece is detached toreproduce imitations of the cuckoo and the like, all entering into many musical compositions produced by an orchestra.

In detail the invention may be described as follows: A

Referring to the drawings, l l' represent two independent whistles connected together by cross pieces or ribs 2 and provided with the usual tone-slides 3 3 and finger-holes 4 4. The stems 5 5 of the whistles are adapted to receive a mouthpiece 6, provided with passages 7 and 8, the longitudinal vpassage 7 having one end stopped by a plug 9, which is inserted after the passage 7 has been bored in the said mouthpiece. By adjusting the tone-slides to the proper position and operatin g the whistles in the usual way (the single mouthpiece serving to force air into both whistles simultaneously) any desirable sound may be produced,

the special object in the present instance being to produce an imitation of a steamboat- Whistle. Ofcourse the mouthpiece may be detached, in which event the whistle may be played separately or alternately. It is apparent, of course, that the mouthpiece or its equivalent may be used on any character of wind instrument.

I do not limit myself to the use of two instruments, as the number may be two or more.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- Y A composite wind instrument comprising two Whistles provided with tone-slides, ribs for securing the whistles to one another, a stem for each. whistle, a mouthpiece having a lon gitudinal passage, and a series of transverse passages, the latter passages leading to both stems, and the longitudinal passage having a peripheral opening at a point midway between the transverse passages, whereby both whise tles may be sounded together simultaneously, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN e. KNITTEL.-

Witnesses EMIL STAREK, GEO. L'. BELERY. 

